i live in new bern and drive a badder tacoma than you haha just kidding...i'll post a pic of my truck i'm sure you'll appreciate it. ab area...hmmm if i were you and i was trying for coins or jewelry i'd stick to the circle because its the most crowded on the island. get ready for trash/pulltabs galore though. now for older stuff there are a few sites that were rumored to have cw items unaccounted for. one site was in indian beach if i remember correctly and it had a lost amount of silver for the confed payroll. i dont know too much more info on it than that and never pursued it personally. i know a few cw sites here in new bern that i could point you to if your interested. i am an indian relic hunter and have been near your town in the past. me and bob wilke,who is on this site too, went up there and had a few finds. i dont know that you are into that sort of thing but if you are and have a collection i'd like to see it and would gladly show you mine. good luck at the beach and let me know if you are interested in the indian stuff...